Aachen, Germany – December 05, 2024 – The secret has been disclosed: Spain is the official partner country of the World Equestrian Festival, the 2024 CHIO Aachen . Among others, the music star, Alvaro Soler, has confirmed his participation in the Opening Ceremony. The motto is “Hola España”. When […]
Aachen, Germany – July 07, 2024 – His father has won the Rolex Grand Prix in Aachen and his uncle. This year is Robert Whitaker’s (GBR) premiere appearance at the CHIO Aachen. His victory in the €28,200 Mystic Rose Prize CSIO 5* was good preparation for his first Grand […]
Aachen, Germany – July 07, 2024 – Unbelievable, but true: Richard Vogel (GER) notched up his fourth victory this week here at Aachen in the Final of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup (in addition to four further top placings). He has high hopes for the future for the horse that made […]
Aachen, Germany – July 07, 2024 – First time at the CHIO Aachen, competed in two classes, won two classes – the Dutch aspiring talent, Siebe Leemans (NED), boasts a 100-percent success quota for his debut at the Soers in the scope of the NetAachen-Prize CSI U-25. Couldn’t […]
Aachen, Germany – July 06, 2024 – What a €1,500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSI 5*, what a finale for the 2024 CHIO Aachen! André Thieme (GE)R hadn’t actually qualified to compete in the highlight of the weekend. But on Saturday evening he found out that he had […]
Aachen, Germany – July 04, 2024 – The last time the “The Soldier’s Song”, the Irish national anthem, was played over the Holy Grass at the Soers was in 2010. Today, the time had come again. The show-jumpers from the green island were victorious in the €900,000 Mercedes-Benz […]
Aachen, Germany – July 06, 2024 – For the show-jumpers it is one of the highlights of the entire CHIO Aachen week: the €90,000 Allianz Prize CSIO 5*. Ben Maher (GBR) made sure on Saturday that the Union Jack could also be hoisted in the afternoon after the […]
Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – It doesn’t always have to be the Grand Prix to put a huge smile on a top show-jumper’s face. Mexico’s World Championship rider, Eugenio Garza Perez (MEX), was able to name three reasons today that made his victory in the €28,330 […]
For you, why is the CHIO Aachen such a special show? The CHIO Aachen is the biggest equestrian show in the world and the Rolex Grand Prix there is one of the toughest Grands Prix to exist in show jumping. I always feel a lot of pressure when […]
Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – Under the dazzling lights of the CHIO Aachen’s iconic main stadium, 45 of the world’s elite horse and rider show jumping combinations entered the arena with the hope of claiming Wednesday’s pinnacle class, the €200,000 Turkish Airlines Prize of Europe CSIO 5*. The […]
Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – In all the years the Swiss rider, Martin Fuchs, has been competing here in Aachen, he has never succeeded in winning a gold rosette in one of the main classes. Until today, when he jumped to victory in the €200,000 RWE Prize […]
Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – The speed and handiness competition over ditches and banks is one of the classics at the CHIO Aachen. Richard Vogel (GER) announced just after the victory in the Prize of Handwerk with Phenyo van het Keyserbos, that the €30,000 Feinkost Käfer-Prize CSIO […]
Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – Philippaerts, Merschformann, Haunhorst, Morssinkhof, Wachman – there certainly wasn’t a lack of famous names in the Young Riders Tour in the battle for the NetAachen-Prize. In the end, it was an 18-year-old aspiring Dutch rider, who perhaps not that many people of […]
Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – It is always nice to win, but to win in Aachen is all the more special” – Belgium’s Koen Vereecke (BEL) said after he left the ring as winner of the VBR-Prize CSIO 5*. It is his third visit to Aachen, […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 05, 2024 –The heat is on this week as three five-star events promise to keep equestrian fans around the globe glued to their screens. The CHIO Aachen – World Equestrian Festival is certainly the crown jewel among them, featuring the second […]
Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – Until Richard Vogel (GER) has finished the course, no one else can be sure that they have secured the victory. This happened to Denis Lynch (IRL) in the €10,000 Prize of Handwerk CSIO 5* on Wednesday. As the sixth pair to […]
Geneva, Switzerland – July 03, 2024 – The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping is delighted to announce the exciting launch of an all new preview show. The programme, which will last 20 minutes, will be aired for the first time on the Rolex Grand Slam live stream […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 –If anyone can judge what distinguishes a four-legged star, then definitely Ben Maher (GBR). The British Olympic gold medallist hopes to have found one in the OS Stallion, Corlander, whom he won the opening round of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup with on Tuesday. Philipp […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – The CHIO Aachen is once again the venue of the Finale of the German U25 Trophy of the Stiftung Deutscher Pferdesport & Holger Hetzel, the Holger Hetzel Prize. And once again the winner of the first round comes from Schleswig-Holstein and is […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – First time at the CHIO Aachen, first victory – things couldn’t have gone better for France’s Francois Xavier Boudant (FRA) in the STAWAG Opening Jumping Competition CSIO 5*. The STAWAG Opening Jumping Competition lasted a good two hours. However, the decision […]
Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the 2024 edition of the World Equestrian Festival, also know as the CHIO Aachen. For the 100th time the stars of equestrian sports have gathered at the Soers for what certainly promises to be one of the […]
Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – Similarly to how the tennis Grand Slam calendar moves surfaces from clay to grass, so too does the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping – from the indoor arenas of the CHI Geneva and The Dutch Masters, to the awe inspiring grass […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – Two days before the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup CSIO 5*, national coach Otto Becker has announced a change to his team. Hot Easy, the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood (KWPN) mare owned by Jörne Sprehe, is suffering from a hoof ulcer and will not […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – From June 28 to July 7, the CHIO Aachen welcomes the world’s top horse and rider combinations to the iconic Aachen Soers showground for the hundredth time. Since welcoming riders and carriage drivers for the first time in 1924, the CHIO Aachen […]
Congratulations! You are the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping live contender, how are you feeling ahead of the CHIO Aachen? It is an honour to be on the list of riders who have won a Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major. It is incredible to ride […]
Geneva, Switzerland – June 25, 2024 –The sporting Majors are considered to be the finest competitions in the world – from the Masters in golf, to the French Open in tennis and the 4 majors of the Rolex Grand Slam in show jumping – these are the events that […]
For you, why is CHIO Aachen such a special show? CHIO Aachen is the greatest, and most important show in the year. I was invited 20-years-ago to come here to design the course, and as always, I am looking forward to one of the most prestigious classes here, […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2023 – What an anniversary! Coinciding with the tenth birthday of the Rolex Grand Slam in Aachen, there was a German trio on the podium and the heroes of the hour are Marcus Ehning and Stargold. Five pairs reached the jump-off, three from Germany: […]
Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2023 – On Sunday morning anticipation was palpable in the air of the Aachen Soers Showground, as over 40,000 eager spectators prepared for the World Equestrian Festival’s pinnacle class, the €1,500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSIO 5*. To add to the excitement […]
Aachen, Germany – July 01, 2023 – The €90,000 Allianz-Prize CSIO 5* was the highlight in the Main Stadium at the Aachen Soers on Saturday. After a dream round, Richard Vogel (GER) triumphed and left yesterday’s winner, Jana Wargers (GER), lying in second place. Third place went to […]
